Hold Me Down Acoustic by Halsey
Hey there! This is my first tab ever so please bear with me..
I tabbed this watching Halsey's performance at Vevo LIFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Hds_9t8MU
I genuinely love this song and this version in particular.
I'm aware an accurate tab for this version is already up on this site but I thought I'd tab it the way I play
it anyway, hope you like it! Feel free to suggest any improvement.xx
CHORDS:
EADGBe
Em7[022033]
Cadd9[032033]
G[320033]
D[xx0323]
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HOLD ME DOWN LIVE AT VEVO LIFT - Halsey
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CAPO: 7
TIMING GUIDE:
|---1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|
INTRO:
Em7 Cadd9 G G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2---------------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------3---------------3-------------|
VERSE 1:
Em7 Cadd9 G G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(My demons, are begging me to open up my mouth,)
Em7 Cadd9 G G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(I need them, mechanically make the words come out,)
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(They fight me, vigorous and angry, watch them pounce,)
Em7 D G
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Ignite me, licking up the flames they bring about.)
PRE-CHORUS:
Em7 D Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-)
Em7 D
e|-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-holy, he's got me down on both knees, but it's the devil that's tryna..)
CHORUS:
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, sneaking out the back door, make no sound,)
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---2-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for,)
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, throw me in the deep end, watch me drown,)
Em7 D G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for.)
VERSE 2:
Em7 Cadd9 G G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(Selfish, taking what I want and call it mine,)
Em7 Cadd9 G G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(I'm helpless, clinging to a little bit of spine,)
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(They rush me, telling me I'm running out of time,)
Em7 D
e|-----------x---------------x-------------------------------------|
B|---------------x---------------x---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(They shush me, walking me across a fragile line.)
PRE-CHORUS:
Em7 D Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-)
Em7 D Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0-------------------2-------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-holy, he's got me down on both knees, but it's the devil that's tryna..)
CHORUS:
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, sneaking out the back door, make no sound,)
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---2-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for,)
Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, throw me in the deep end, watch me drown,)
Em7 D G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for.)
BRIDGE:
Em7 D Cadd9 Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------3-----|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0-------------------2---------------2---------|
A|---2-------------------------------3---------------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hold me down now, hold me down-)
Em7 D Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-now, hold me down, -own)
OUTRO:
Em7 D Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-)
Em7 D Cadd9 Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------0-------------------2-------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------3---------------3~------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-holy, he's got me down on both knees, but it's the devil that's tryna..)
END.
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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